Kad Gæ̈po-ropt

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt (/menv/ /ropt/ [live] [awe]) is a temperate City located in the Vēkæ̈piijuwitlu Principality of the Shayeli.

The name Kad Gæ̈po-ropt is derived from the Goblin language, as Kad Gæ̈po-ropt was founded by Osteocula, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a yearly average temperature of 5°C (41°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold -12°C (11°F). Kad Gæ̈po-ropt receives an average of 219 cm/y (86 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the long winter months. Kad Gæ̈po-ropt covers an area of nearly 34 km² (13 mi²), and an average elevation of 3844 m (12611 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt was founded durring the early 15th century in spring of the year 1401, by Osteocula. The establishment of Kad Gæ̈po-ropt was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's construction back out of the project. Osteocula pushed on reguardles, and Kad Gæ̈po-ropt was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Kad Gæ̈po-ropt is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt is buildings are located arround a single crampt canals mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a city of Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's size could have. Astonishigly, the well-designed, yet cheep are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Your first impression of Kad Gæ̈po-ropt proves to be right on the money. This city is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.

Civic Infrastructure

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Kad Gæ̈po-ropt. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's parks.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Kad Gæ̈po-ropt.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the City. Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's natural decorations nor waterways.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Kad Gæ̈po-ropt sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Yothga near Kad Gæ̈po-ropt are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt Census Data: Year 2000

2943 of Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 162 work in Agriculture
• 648 work as Craftsmen
• 236 work as Merchants
• 478 work as Service Workers
• 304 work as General Laborers
• 118 work as Skilled Laborers
• 428 work as Civil Servants
• 257 work in Cottage Industries
• 159 work as Artists
• 153 work in Produce Industries

4549 of Kad Gæ̈po-ropt's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 478 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Kad Gæ̈po-ropt makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a shortbow of Enchantment, an a shortbow imbued with potent amounts of Enchantment energies was created near Kad Gæ̈po-ropt by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History